UPDATED 10/1 5:55 A.M.
PEORIA, Ill. – A 10-year-old boy has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting Sunday night at a Peoria apartment complex.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an investigation has determined that the address first provided for Lamar Johnson, II, 400 block of S. Grand Avenue in Springfield, Illinois, was that of one of his parents, but he actually was living with the other parent at CityScape Apartments on Romeo B Garrett.
Harwood says an autopsy showed Johnson, II, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and likely died seconds after the shooting.
The shooting occurred just after 7:30 P.M. Sunday near the CityScape Apartments.
The case remains under investigation by Peoria Police, who have no suspects at this time.
UPDATED 9/30 5:35 P.M.
PEORIA, Ill. – A boy from Springfield has been identified as the victim in a fatal shooting Sunday night at a Peoria apartment complex.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says an autopsy shows 10-year-old Lamar Johnson, II, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and likely died seconds after the shooting.
The shooting occurred just after 7:30 P.M. Sunday in the area of the CityScape Apartments on Romeo B Garrett.
The case remains under investigation by Peoria Police, who have no suspects at this time.
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PEORIA, Ill. – A 10-year-old boy is dead after a shooting at a Peoria apartment complex Sunday night.
A Peoria Police spokeswoman says officers responded after two shots were fired just after 7:30 P.M. in the area of the CityScape Apartments on Romeo B Garrett.
Police found the 10-year-old with an apparent gunshot wound upon arriving at the scene. He was taken to a local hospital and was later pronounced dead.
Police have no suspects at this time.
The shooting is under investigation.
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